Antoine Court de Gébelin likely originated the claim that these objects were created by Egyptian priests to incorporate the wisdom of the Book of Thoth. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these objects, which Etteilla (“eh-TAY-ah”) developed an alternative kind of in contrast to a type of “Marseille.”
ANSWER: tarot cards [prompt on cards]
[10m] Some of the earliest known tarot cards were commissioned for card games by Filippo Maria Visconti and his son-in-law Francesco, who brought this family to prominence after Visconti’s death.
ANSWER: Sforza [accept Francesco I Sforza]
[10e] A distinguishing feature of tarot decks is cards known by this word, which originated in the German game Karnöffel. In trick-taking games, these cards generally outrank other suits.
ANSWER: trump cards [or trionfi]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, European History>